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Common Names
Elephant Garlic; Kurrat
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOLACIN | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSYLSUCROSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOFRUCTAN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMATE-DEHYDROGENASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMINE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUANYLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEMICELLULOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTONES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Flower | 9.0 | 53.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 11.0 | 255.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | 11.0 | 80.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-XYLOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Memorigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator | 3 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Musculotropic | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Myorelaxant | 2 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Nematicide | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neoplastic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Nephrotoxic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Occuloirritant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 4 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |